$550,000
Summary
Melbourne CRICOS RTO with broad beauty, hair, salon & business scope, Recent enrolments, compliant 2026 ASQA audit outcome. Flexible location. Well-resourced and ready to sell.
Potential
The opportunity sits in repositioning, not passive ownership. A buyer can reset the cost base, rationalise premises, align staffing to current activity and rebuild recruitment channels. Growth areas identified include VET in Schools, RPL, short courses, employer-led training, direct digital marketing and partner-based enrolment pipelines. The broad scope gives a buyer multiple levers across hair, beauty, salon, business and management training once the operating model is cleaned up.
Lease
Flexible lease allowing immediate relocation if required.
Reason for Sale
The vendor is selling as part of a strategic decision to divest from this business line and reallocate focus and resources to other priorities. The current owner believes the opportunity is better suited to an incoming operator that can reposition the RTO, reset the operating model and scale the business in line with its own strategy. After sale, the vendor intends to focus on other business interests and workforce development projects.
History
Established and operated as a Melbourne-based private RTO, the business has built a broad vocational education platform across beauty, hairdressing, barbering, nail technology, make-up, salon management and business. It has delivered to a diverse student base, with 132 enrolments recorded across accredited and short-course offerings over the last two years. The vendor describes the key achievement as building the RTO from a small operation into a multi-site provider with compliant systems, aligned training and a sustained operating history.
About the Business
This is a Melbourne-based RTO and CRICOS opportunity with useful scope across personal services, salon operations and business qualifications.
It is best understood as a compliant platform with massive opportunities.
The scope includes:
- Certificate II in Salon Assistant
- Certificate II in Retail Cosmetics
- Certificate III in Beauty Services
- Certificate III in Make-Up
- Certificate III in Nail Technology
- Certificate III in Hairdressing
- Certificate III in Barbering
- Certificate IV in Beauty Therapy
- Certificate IV in Hairdressing
- Diploma of Beauty Therapy
- Diploma of Salon Management
- Certificate IV in Business
- Diploma of Leadership and Management
There are also many non-accredited courses for utilisation.
Recent enrolment data shows recent graduates thus enhancing the compliance.
Compliance is a key selling point. ASQA issued a performance assessment outcome dated 11 February 2026 stating the organisation was compliant with obligations reviewed.
The supporting assessment records show prior findings were addressed, with met outcomes recorded for AQF certification, records, third-party arrangements and PRISMS access controls.
The resource listing indicates developed materials across the scope, including assessor guides, assessment books, marking books, mapping, learner guides, session plans and PowerPoints.
The vendor has been direct about the challenges:
Reduced trading activity, softer international education conditions, tighter visa settings and a legacy cost structure not aligned to current activity. That is the risk. It is also the opportunity.
A practical buyer may strip out inefficiency, rebuild domestic and employer channels and use the scope as the foundation for a sharper training business.
Confidentiality Notice: Detailed information about this RTO will be provided to serious buyers upon signing a confidentiality agreement. The RTO name and owner details are withheld to protect the confidentiality of the sale process.
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